Invalidity · first instance · 2021-02-08
000112222
Contested design: 002629741-0004
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must pay the applicant’s fixed costs of EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered Community design No 0026297410004 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the applicant’s costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Guangzhou Bytech Technology Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
9011, Building 22-24, No. 251, Kehua Street, Wushan Road, Tianhe District, Guangdong Province, Guangzhou City, People’s Republic of China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Daniel Surbuvia PDF extraction
Romania (RO)
strada George Calinescu, nr. 52A, ap. 1, sector 1, 011694 Bucuresti, Romania
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Compex Cefar Electrodes 5x5 cm, pack of 4, color blue
ASIN B003CP0D6Q · amazon.it · disclosed 2011-09-21
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on earlier adhesive electrode designs disclosed before the RCD filing date.
- ›The applicant submitted Amazon.it screenshots for Compex Cefar electrodes showing ASIN B003CP0D6Q, availability from 21/09/2011, and a pre-filing customer comment.
- ›The holder filed no observations, facts, or evidence to rebut the alleged disclosure or the comparison advanced by the applicant.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon evidence as prior disclosure and found the contested electrode design produced the same overall impression despite a minor central-rib difference.
- ›The application was upheld because the contested design lacked individual character under Article 6(1)(b) CDR, and the holder was ordered to pay costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVA
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
Decision files
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